http://liveforfootball.co.uk/grassroots ... pic=2563.0"A Premier Sports spokesman has used
Facebook as a means of reporting the company's experience in televising Blue
Square Bet Premier football. He says, "It is a shame the number did not reach
the point were revenue sharing became an option. It is also a shame we have
learnt the BSQ is not much more popular than NRL (Australian rugby league) and
NASCAR in GB when it comes to people parting with cash to watch it. We put on
Barrow match at last minute as we needed to cover a game and having listened to
fans did not want to move it at short notice so it clashed with Barca game. 80
games a season would cost GBP1.2 million so I don't think that would work unless
you got 25,000 people paying for it! We never promised a highlights show it was
just mentioned as something we would look at. We look and decided at GBP200,000
a year it could not be justified. Anyway, enjoy the end of the season."
Meanwhile Bulls News reports that "Premier Sports have confirmed comments from
Conference chairman Brian Lee that clubs received nothing from the revenue
sharing agreement from their TV deal. This means the only money received was the
GBP5000 paid to home teams screened live, with GBP1000 going to the away side".
I have no time for the Conference board or Brian Lee for that matter. The fact they turned down a BBC highlights deal (which could mean being mentioned on Look East and gaining publicity and air time regularly, if not any money) shows what a joke they are.